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30 August 2013

5 & 10 Design Dress

When Delia asked me to sew up the new Five & Ten Design dress by the end of August, I don't think she meant the very last day. ;) But here we are. I barely made the deadline once again.

Have you seen this floating around the blogging world, yet?

It's a basic pattern with 10 variations designed by 5 bloggers. The ebook is full of beautiful photos and instructions on how to create each look.

I love all the options it gives you: side placket (the one I chose), an open back, cap sleeves, gathered, A-line, a mix-and-match smorgasbord of sewing goodness.

Olive's birthday was coming up and I try to sew them birthday dresses (usually they're late). Her loves are elephants and yellow...and twirling, of course! My little ballerina.

I added the aqua touches of piping and glass buttons closely spaced. I stitched the skirt opening shut from about 2" below the waist to the hem instead of having to come up with a closure. We'd be late every time she wore this dress if there were buttons all the way down! ;)

I took Olive out of school to take her on her birthday lunch date with me and to get her first pedicure, which she is examining. She chose neon orange with flowers. I think I enjoyed watching her more than she enjoyed the experience. The lady in the school office asked where we were going and I told her that Olive had requested Thai food. After she picked her jaw up off the ground she gushed about how great that was. I had to agree with her. I love my Olive.

She filled our time with the retelling of a book her teacher is reading to them in school, although she couldn't remember most of the characters' names, but I loved giving her ALL of my attention instead of just 1/6th. She talked so much she didn't even finish her chicken satay.

My daughter has a particular fondness for Indian food -- especially lentils and chickpeas-- and that amazes lots of adults. Although she's only 7, I can see a gap year in Asian in her future. At least she won't starve ;)...

my kids love Thai food, we go to a great little place where the owner knows them, and loves to tease my son for wanting it spicy, and my daughter for wanting her curry at .5 heat when the scale is usually 1-5!

Love this Katy, as I do all of your creations! Love the story behind it, that it was made from fabric just perfect for Olive, that you combined several looks to get this one, and of course it is impeccably sewn! Wow...and you matched up those elephants!! !!!

Such a great dress! Love the colors together and the closely placed buttons. I've been noticing the enthusiastic button placement on some historical pictures lately and love the look. Nobody in my household but me likes Thai food. Do I need to have six kids in order to have one what will eat it with me? I was going to be done at three but....

Wanted to leave an "official" comment on this dress even though I already commented on IG - this dress is SO great!! If you want to send it to Oregon in a few years, I'm sure Em will still be a huge elephant fan. Oh yeah, you already have a few little sisters to pass it along to... ;)